Folding bed.



L. B. JEFFCOTT.

FOLDING BED.

APPLIUATION FILED MAY 3.1909

Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

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LEWIS B. JEFFCOT'I, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FOLDING BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 3, 1909.

Patented Nov. 30, 1909. Serial No. 493,486.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEWIS B. J EFFCOTT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Folding Bed, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved folding bed, arranged to permit of conveniently and quickly folding the bed longitudinally into a comparatively small space, and with the bedding between the head and foot of the bed, and to allow of extending the bed for use without danger of accidentally collapsing. For the purpose mentioned, each of the side rails of the bed is formed of bars pivotally connected with each other and with the ends at the head and foot of the bed, so that the bars swing ioigitudinally on folding or extending the A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bed in a partly collapsed position; Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same completely collapsed; Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation of a modified form of the improvement in partly collapsed position; and

ig. 4 is a similar View of the same, showing the bed completel collapsed.

The ends A an B at the head and foot of the bed are connected with each other by side rails, each formed of pairs of parallel bars C, C, C C of which the bars C, C are pivotally connected with brackets D on the head end A, and the bars C G are pivotally connected with brackets E on the end The pairs of bars C, O and C C are pivotally connected with each other by the use of a connecting link F, intermediate the ends A and B, and adapted to rest on the floor at the time the bed is extended, thus forming an intermediate supporting leg for the corresponding side rail. The several pivots for the pairs of bars O, C, C 0 extend transversely, to ermit of swingin the bars in a longitudina direction when olding or extending the bed. The top bars 0, O, of the two side rails are slightly extended beyond the brackets D and are rigidly connected with each other at the head end of the bed by a cross bar 0, and a transverselyextending'support G is attached to the top bars at the head end, to form a rest for one end of the mattress I, supported on the top bars G, C, which latter have extensions (J beyond the intermediate legs F, the extensions (J being rigidly connected with each other by a cross bar U, extending close to the foot end B at the time the bed is extended for use. Now when the mattress I is in position on the top bars C and their extensions, and the operator takes hold of any one of the bars 0, C, (1 C, and swings the same upward, then the ends A and B move toward each other into the folded position opening of the side rails when folding or shown in Fig. 2 and with the mattress l supported in vertical position between the ends A and B. The top bars C and C of each side rail are preferably pivotally connected by links H with a pivot H, mounted to slide vertically in a guiding slot F formed in the corresponding intermediate leg F, the said links H serving as braces and guides for the foldable side rails and their legs F, so as to insure an easy and even closing or extending the bed.

It is understood that the brackets D on the head end A of the bed extend a sufficient distance toward the foot end B, so as to readily accommodate the mattress and bedding at the time the bed is folded, as indicated in Fi 2, it being understood that the mattress and bedding are supported at their lower end on the cross bar or support G.

In the modified form illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, the ends A and B are connected with each other by pairs of parallel bars J, J, J J, K, K, K K of which the bars J, J are pivotally connected with the head end A, and the bars K, K are ivotally connected with the foot end B, an the pairs of bars J, J and J, J B are pivotally connected with an intermediate link or le L, and a similar link L connects the bars 1%, K K, K with each other. The bars J J 3 and K K are also ivotally connected with an intermediate lmk N, and the top bars J 2 are extended beyond the links L, as shown at J toward the head end A, to form a support for the section P of the mattress, the other section I? of the mattress being supported on the top bars K having extensions K, toward the foot end B of the bed. Now when the bed is folded and the ends A and B move toward each other, then the mattress sections P and 1" are carried to vertical position o )posite each other, as plainly indicated in Pig. 4, sullieient space being between the n'lattress to accommodate the bed clothing, which is doubled up on folding the bed. Guide links 0 are pivotally connected with the links J, K, now pivotally connected with each other, by a pivot. O slidingly engaging a vertical slot N in the intermediate leg N.

From the foregoing it will be seen that by the arrangement described, the bed can be very conveniently and quickly folded into comparatively small space, and without requiring any weights or springs, and the bed when extended for use is exceedingly strong and firni and not liable to collapse accidentally.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A folding bed consisting of a head and a foot, side rails consisting of upper and lower bars eonnectin the head and the foot, said bars being divi ed at their centers, an intermediate le at the center of the bars, and to which the adjacent ends of said bars are ivoted, the ends of the sections of the u iper ar at one end of the bed bein connecte ad jacent to said end, and provided with a lateral support for the purpose specified, said bars bein also connected at the other end and exten ed for the purpose specified. v

2. A folding bed consisting of a head and a foot, side rails consisting of upper and lower bars connecting the head and the foot,

said bars being divided at their centers, an intermediate 1e at the center of the bars, and to which the at jacent ends of said bars are pivoted, the ends of the sections of the u per bar at one end of the bed being connecte adjacent to said end, and provided with a lateral support for the purpose specified, said bars being also connected at the other end and extended for the purpose specified, said intermediate legs being longitudinally slotted, a pivot pin slidable in the Slot, and braces pivoted to the pivot pin and to the respective sections.

3. A folding bed consisting of a head and foot, an intern'iediate leg at each side of the bed, sectional side rails connecting the intermediate leg with the head and the foot,-eaeh of said side rails consisting of updper and lower bars, the upper bars on one 31 e of the intermediate legs being extended beyond the said leg to the opposite end of the bed and connected for the purpose specified.

4. A folding bed consisting of a head and a foot, an intermediate leg at each side of the bed, sectional bars connecting the legs with the head and the foot, and corresponding sec tions on each side of the bed bein extended at one end for the purpose specifie In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LEWIS B. JEFFCOTT.

Witnesses THEO. G. Hos'rEn, PHILIP D. RoLLHAUs. 

